Topic MCQs · English
68 MCQs on Vocabulary antonyms sit in the GK360 bank, collected from 12 solved papers (2001–2026). Below are the top 67 distinct questions — repeats across papers merged into their strongest version — with the correct answer marked, an explanation where the bank carries one, and the source paper named on every card.
Correct Answer: Malevolent
Benevolent means kind and well-meaning; malevolent (wishing evil) is its antonym, while kind, generous and helpful are synonyms.
From: CSS MPT Past Papers Booklet - English Section (Q1-50) (2026) · CSS
Correct Answer: Willing
Reluctant means unwilling or hesitant; willing is its antonym, while hesitant is a synonym.
From: CSS MPT Past Papers Booklet - English Section (Q1-50) (2026) · CSS
Correct Answer: Informed
Ignorant means lacking knowledge; informed (having knowledge) is its antonym, while unaware, stupid and dull lean toward synonyms.
From: CSS MPT Past Papers Booklet - English Section (Q1-50) (2026) · CSS
Correct Answer: Pessimist
An optimist expects the best outcome; a pessimist expects the worst, so pessimist is the direct antonym.
From: CSS MPT Past Papers Booklet - English Section (Q1-50) (2026) · CSS
Correct Answer: Miserly
Generous means giving freely; miserly (stingy, hoarding) is its antonym, while kind and noble are near-synonyms.
From: CSS MPT Past Papers Booklet - English Section (Q1-50) (2026) · CSS
Correct Answer: Defenseless
A bastion is a strong, fortified defence; defenseless (without defence) is its antonym.
From: CSS MPT 2025 English Section (Fragments Q41-54, Q76-80) - Vocabulary, Grammar & Idioms (2025) · CSS
Correct Answer: Inconspicuous
Egregious means conspicuously and shockingly bad; inconspicuous (not noticeable) is its antonym, while flagrant is a synonym.
From: CSS MPT 2025 English Section (Fragments Q41-54, Q76-80) - Vocabulary, Grammar & Idioms (2025) · CSS
Correct Answer: Homogeneous
A melange is a mixture of dissimilar things; its antonym is homogeneous (uniform in composition).
From: CSS MPT 2025 English Section (Fragments Q41-54, Q76-80) - Vocabulary, Grammar & Idioms (2025) · CSS
Correct Answer: Selfless
A solipsist is centred on the self (the view that only the self exists or can be known); selfless is its antonym.
From: CSS MPT 2025 English Section (Fragments Q41-54, Q76-80) - Vocabulary, Grammar & Idioms (2025) · CSS
Correct Answer: Vilify
To lionize is to treat someone as a celebrity to be admired; to vilify is to speak evil of or defame someone - its antonym.
From: CSS MPT 2025 English Section (Fragments Q41-54, Q76-80) - Vocabulary, Grammar & Idioms (2025) · CSS
Correct Answer: Aggressive
'Pacific' means peaceful or characterized by peace, making 'aggressive' its direct opposite.
From: PPSC Labour Officer (BS-16) Past Paper 2020 Solved (2020) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Calm
Restive means restless, uneasy, or unable to remain still. Its direct antonym is 'Calm'.
From: PPSC Personal Assistant & Assistant (S&GAD) Past Paper 2020 Solved (2020) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Vice
The opposite of virtue is vice.
From: Inspector ASF Past Paper 2012 Solved (2012) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Apathy
The opposite of zeal (eager enthusiasm) is apathy (lack of interest).
From: Inspector ASF Past Paper 2012 Solved (2012) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Apathy
The opposite of sympathy is apathy, a lack of feeling for others.
From: Inspector ASF Past Paper 2012 Solved (2012) · FPSC
Correct Answer: ignorant
The opposite of erudite (learned) is ignorant.
From: Inspector ASF Past Paper 2012 Solved (2012) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Lucky
The opposite of hapless (unlucky) is lucky.
From: Inspector ASF Past Paper 2012 Solved (2012) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Grief
The opposite of happiness is grief.
From: Inspector ASF Past Paper 2012 Solved (2012) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Timid
The opposite of audacious (bold) is timid.
From: Inspector ASF Past Paper 2012 Solved (2012) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Inadequate
The opposite of enough is inadequate, not sufficient.
From: Inspector ASF Past Paper 2012 Solved (2012) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Rigid
The opposite of flexible is rigid, which means stiff and unbending.
From: Inspector Past Paper 2011 Solved (2011) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Irreverent
The opposite of devout is irreverent, which means showing no respect for sacred things.
From: Inspector Past Paper 2011 Solved (2011) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Readable
The opposite of illegible is readable, meaning capable of being read.
From: Inspector Past Paper 2011 Solved (2011) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Emaciated
The opposite of robust, meaning strong and healthy, is emaciated, meaning thin and wasted.
From: Inspector Past Paper 2011 Solved (2011) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Spiritual
The opposite of carnal, meaning of the flesh, is spiritual.
From: Inspector Past Paper 2011 Solved (2011) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Assume
The opposite of relinquish, meaning to give up, is assume, meaning to take up.
From: Inspector Past Paper 2011 Solved (2011) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Native
The opposite of alien (foreign) is native.
From: Assistant Director ANF Past Paper 2009 Solved (2009) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Humble
The opposite of pompous is humble.
From: Assistant Director ANF Past Paper 2009 Solved (2009) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Agreement
The opposite of polemic (controversial argument) is agreement.
From: Assistant Director ANF Past Paper 2009 Solved (2009) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Fasting
The opposite of edacious (voracious eating) is fasting.
From: Assistant Director ANF Past Paper 2009 Solved (2009) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Plunge
The book keys Plunge for LEAP, but Plunge is a synonym of leap, not its opposite — this item is defective as printed and is retained at the book key.
From: Assistant Director ANF Past Paper 2009 Solved (2009) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Pungent
The opposite of insipid (bland) is pungent.
From: Assistant Director ANF Past Paper 2009 Solved (2009) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Healthy
The opposite of morbid is healthy.
From: Assistant Director ANF Past Paper 2009 Solved (2009) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Retreat
The opposite of advance is retreat.
From: Assistant Director ANF Past Paper 2009 Solved (2009) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Indifferent
The opposite of considerate is indifferent.
From: Assistant Director ANF Past Paper 2009 Solved (2009) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Goodwill
The opposite of grudge is goodwill.
From: Assistant Director ANF Past Paper 2007 Solved (2007) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Irregular
The opposite of habitual is irregular.
From: Assistant Director ANF Past Paper 2007 Solved (2007) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Distinction
The opposite of ignominy is distinction.
From: Assistant Director ANF Past Paper 2007 Solved (2007) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Extinguish
The opposite of kindle is extinguish.
From: Assistant Director ANF Past Paper 2007 Solved (2007) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Easy
The opposite of knotty is easy.
From: Assistant Director ANF Past Paper 2007 Solved (2007) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Misleading
The opposite of didactic is misleading among the options offered.
From: Assistant Director ANF Past Paper 2007 Solved (2007) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Perpetual
The opposite of ephemeral is perpetual.
From: Assistant Director ANF Past Paper 2007 Solved (2007) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Ignorance
The opposite of erudition is ignorance.
From: Assistant Director ANF Past Paper 2007 Solved (2007) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Captive
The opposite of fugitive is captive.
From: Assistant Director ANF Past Paper 2007 Solved (2007) · FPSC
Correct Answer: separate
To amalgamate is to combine; its opposite is to separate.
From: Inspector ANF Past Paper 2006 Solved (2006) · FPSC
Correct Answer: decrease
To amplify is to enlarge; its opposite is to decrease.
From: Inspector ANF Past Paper 2006 Solved (2006) · FPSC
Correct Answer: inappropriate
Apposite means apt and suitable; its opposite is inappropriate.
From: Inspector ANF Past Paper 2006 Solved (2006) · FPSC
Correct Answer: signed
Anonymous means unsigned; its opposite is signed.
From: Inspector ANF Past Paper 2006 Solved (2006) · FPSC
Correct Answer: unfriendly
Amicable means friendly; its opposite is unfriendly.
From: Inspector ANF Past Paper 2006 Solved (2006) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Normal
Bizarre means very strange or unusual, so its antonym is normal.
From: Assistant Private Secretary Past Paper 2002 Solved (2002) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Obscure
Manifest means clear and obvious, so its antonym is obscure.
From: Assistant Private Secretary Past Paper 2002 Solved (2002) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Restrained
Flamboyant means showy and unrestrained, so its antonym is restrained.
From: Assistant Private Secretary Past Paper 2002 Solved (2002) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Success
A fiasco is a complete failure, so its antonym is success.
From: Assistant Private Secretary Past Paper 2002 Solved (2002) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Inebriety
Sobriety means being sober and temperate, so its antonym is inebriety, drunkenness.
From: Assistant Private Secretary Past Paper 2002 Solved (2002) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Similarity
Antithesis means the direct opposite of something, so its antonym is similarity.
From: Assistant Private Secretary Past Paper 2002 Solved (2002) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Rude
Affable means friendly and easy to talk to, so its antonym is rude.
From: Assistant Private Secretary Past Paper 2002 Solved (2002) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Steadfast
Capricious means changing mood suddenly and unpredictably, so its antonym is steadfast.
From: Assistant Private Secretary Past Paper 2002 Solved (2002) · FPSC
Correct Answer: brithness
The book's keyed antonym of adulation is the printed option (C).
From: Junior Admin Officer Religious and Minorities Division Past Paper 2002 Solved (2002) · FPSC
Correct Answer: clear
Ambiguous means not clear, so its antonym is clear.
From: Junior Admin Officer Religious and Minorities Division Past Paper 2002 Solved (2002) · FPSC
Correct Answer: quarrel
To conciliate is to make peace, so its antonym is to quarrel.
From: Junior Admin Officer Religious and Minorities Division Past Paper 2002 Solved (2002) · FPSC
Correct Answer: silence
Din is continued loud noise, so its antonym is silence.
From: Junior Admin Officer Religious and Minorities Division Past Paper 2002 Solved (2002) · FPSC
Correct Answer: consecrate
To desecrate is to profane something sacred, so its antonym is to consecrate it.
From: Junior Admin Officer Religious and Minorities Division Past Paper 2002 Solved (2002) · FPSC
Correct Answer: sincere
The antonym of hypocritical is sincere.
From: Assistant Manager Past Paper 2001 Solved (2001) · FPSC
Correct Answer: wastefulness
Husbandry means careful, thrifty management, so its antonym is wastefulness.
From: Assistant Manager Past Paper 2001 Solved (2001) · FPSC
Correct Answer: correctable
The antonym of irreparable (not correctable) is correctable.
From: Assistant Manager Past Paper 2001 Solved (2001) · FPSC
Correct Answer: unbiased
Jaundiced means biased, so its antonym is unbiased.
From: Assistant Manager Past Paper 2001 Solved (2001) · FPSC
Correct Answer: safety
The antonym of jeopardy (danger) is safety.
From: Assistant Manager Past Paper 2001 Solved (2001) · FPSC
The bank holds 68 questions tagged "Vocabulary antonyms" under English, drawn from 12 solved papers (2001–2026). After merging the same question asked in multiple papers, 67 are distinct; this page shows the top 67.
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Yes — 67 of the 67 questions shown carry a written explanation under the answer; the rest show the verified correct answer for revision. Every answer passed GK360's three-way check (printed key, worked material, standard fact).
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